Secret Service leadership warn threats against US presidency rising like weve never seen before

Secret Service leadership detailed the “massive increase” in threats against the presidency and agents in the past year during a special joint interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday.“It’s like we’ve never seen before,” Secret Service Director Sean Curran told host Norah O’Donnell.“The threats on our full-time protectees are up just over 40% than they were last year.

That’s a massive increase.”Curran, along with Deputy Director Matt Quinn, were questioned as to what they believed caused the rise in threats.Curran suggested that the growth of the internet was a factor, but O’Donnell wondered if President Donald Trump also drove the threats.“President Trump is one of the most polarizing political figures in American history.

Is that in some way leading to the increase in these threats?” O’Donnell asked.“We are an apolitical organization.We’re here to protect who we’re sworn to protect,” Curran answered.“Look, I would say there’s people on both sides of the aisle that either love or hate any president.

I think the biggest factor we’re dealing with today is mental health issues for sure.And more people are being pushed over the edge in either direction,” Quinn added.“The world is different than what it was 20 years ago.

You know, social media changes people,” Curran said.The men also did not clarify whether more threats came from left-wing or right-wing sources, explaining that they do not “weigh” threats in that way, citing concerns from both the Jan.6 Capitol riots and the assassination attempts against Trump.Curran, who was the lead agent protecting Trump during the first assassination attempt against him in 2024, emphasized the importance of preparation. O’Donnell later connected this idea to the reports of Trump’s Air Force One plane switch in August.

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